Security News

US charges 80 in world-spanning romance scam and email fraud ring
2019-08-28 11:04

The $6m scam targeted women worldwide and victimized more than a dozen companies.

How Machine Learning Can Mitigate Email-Based Attacks
2019-08-27 14:33

Dena Bauckman of Zix Corp. on Fighting Against PhishingNewer technologies, such as machine learning, can help mitigate the risk of ever more sophisticated email-based attacks, including phishing,...

80 Indicted for Scams, Including Business Email Compromises
2019-08-23 17:03

Indictment Describes Fraud Schemes Involving Theft of MillionsEighty suspects, most of them Nigerian nationals, have been indicted on charges of running global business email compromise and...

30+ countries, 160,000 emails, $4.2m in cyber-heists… maybe it's time for the Silence hacker crew to change its name
2019-08-21 05:00

Russian bank-hacking ring continues its global expansion The rapidly growing hacking crew dubbed Silence, has – in less than three years – gone from ransacking small regional banks in Eastern...

Energy Sector Phish Swims Past Microsoft Email Security via Google Drive
2019-08-15 18:49

The savvy technique of avoiding malicious links in the email allowed the phishing attack to reach its targets.

How to prevent email account takeover attacks: 3 tips
2019-08-15 12:58

Email takeover and lateral phishing attacks are a growing threat to enterprises, according to a Barracuda report.

iNSYNQ Ransom Attack Began With Phishing Email
2019-08-09 18:18

A ransomware outbreak that hit QuickBooks cloud hosting firm iNSYNQ in mid-July appears to have started with an email phishing attack that snared an employee working in sales for the company,...

Democratic Campaign Group Left 6 Million Emails Exposed
2019-08-08 22:03

UpGuard Finds Misconfigured Amazon S3 Bucket Left Addresses ExposedSecurity firm UpGuard found that a misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket belonging to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee left...

Business Email Compromise Targets Mental Health Provider
2019-08-06 19:33

Experts Describe How to Avoid Falling Victim to These ScamsA recent attempt by hackers to trick a mental health provider into transferring funds serves as a reminder to other healthcare entities...

GoSecure extends managed detection and response services into the email inbox with  EdgeWave
2019-08-04 23:00

GoSecure, a leading provider of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services and a Predictive Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platform, announced the acquisition of EdgeWave, a leader in...